At least five people were killed in a shooting at a retirement home in the town of Daruvar, east of Zagreb, Croatia, according to Croatian media. An unidentified gunman entered a nursing home in Daruvar some 130 kilometres east of Zagreb and opened fire. The suspected gunman, who had initially …
Read More »Nigeria: man stabs girlfriend’s brother
A 35-year-old man has been arrested foor fatally stabbing his girlfriend’s elder brother over a borrowed phone in the Ogun State, Nigeria. The suspect has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command after the incident has been reported. According to reports,“the suspect stabbed his lover’s elder brother with bottles …
Read More »Residents of a Spanish town demonstrate against excesses of tourism
Residents of the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca demonstrated this Sunday, July 21, in the streets of Palma, to denounce the excesses of tourism on the island, police said. Protesters believe that the current model places public services on the verge of collapse, degrades natural resources and makes access to …
Read More »Tunisian opposition leader jailed and banned from presidential elections
A Tunisian court has sentenced opposition party leader Lotfi Mraihi to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying, his lawyer said on Friday. The court also banned Mraihi, leader of the Republican Union Party and one of the most prominent critics of President Kais Saied, from running …
Read More »Namibian government refuses to extend visa for Ugandan monarch
The Namibian government has refused a request to extend the visa for a Ugandan king who has been getting medical treatment in the country since April. King Mutebi II of the Buganda has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed condition. The centre where he has been staying requested his visa …
Read More »Passenger train derails, killing at least two people and injuring 35 others
A train derailed and several of its cars overturned this Thursday, July 18 in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, killing at least two people and injuring 35, the railway company Indian Railways said. “Two people died,” said Pankaj Kumar Singh, spokesman for Indian Railways, the state-owned company …
Read More »64-year-old man sentenced for murder of driver
A 64-year-old American sentenced to death for killing the driver of a van in 1998 was executed by lethal injection this Thursday, July 18 in Alabama, prison authorities in this southern US state announced. “Keith Edmund Gavin was executed by lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. local …
Read More »Ayra Starr talks about her relationship with Rema
Ayra Starr, the famous Nigerian singer, recently clarified her relationship with Rema in an interview with the American pop channel Much Music. They’re obviously friends. She stressed that they have no romantic relationship, but that she considers him a brother and a source of inspiration. She expressed admiration for his …
Read More »Ghana: a student dies during the Wulensi fire festival
A Junior High School student has died during the Wulensi Fire Festival in the Nunumba South District of the Northern Region, Ghana. The deceased died instantly after a musket he attempted to fire exploded, reports stated. According to reports, “the incident occurred when the student fired the musket into a …
Read More »At least 14 students admitted to hospital after eating ghost pepper-infused chips
At least fourteen high school students in Tokyo were hospitalised after experiencing severe stomach aches, nausea, and mouth pain from consuming crisps infused with Bhut Jolokia peppers. The incident occurred on 16 July at Rokugo Koka High School in Tokyo’s Ota Ward. At approximately 12:40 pm, an emergency call was made …
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